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The Act established a nationwide system of free, compulsory schooling from age 5 to 15 (Gillard 2007).
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Shock landslide victory for Clement Atlee against Tory party led by Churchill.
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Tories led by Churchill defeat Atlee's Labour.
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General Certificate of Education (GCE) O-levels and A-levels are introduced, replacing the School Certificate and the Higher School Certificate. Source:
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Labour adopts a policy of comprehensive schooling.
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Referred to as the 'dull election' as nothing of note was happening in the country at the time
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The Conservatives, now led by Macmillan increased their majority over Labour, led by Gaitskell, to over 100 seats.
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The Certificate of Secondary Education (CSE) is introduced for secondary modern pupils, to cater for those not sitting O-levels. Source:
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Students going into Higher education are to be given grants to cover the cost of tuition fees and living costs.
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The report rejected the prevailing notion that there was a limited pool of ability in the population, and recommended the expansion of higher education to cater for up to 17 per cent of young people (Tomlinson 2005, p. 19).
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Harold Wilson's newly-elected Labour government promises to set up comprehensive schools, combining pupils of all ability levels. Source:
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Circular 10/65 requested LEAs to reorganise their schools on Labour's comprehensive principles.
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Labour increase their small majority from 4 to 96!
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A surprise win for the Ted Heath and the Conservatives in the general election.
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10/65 withdrawn; LEAs no longer expected to go comprehensive.
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Leaving age raised from 15 to 16, as recommended in 1944 Act.
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Harold Wilson returns to office with a marginal victory over Ted Heath. Later that year, the centre for policy studies set up by Keith Joseph and Margaret Thatcher.
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The Sex Discrimination Act outlaws discrimination based on gender.
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Auld Report on William Tyndale School Affair
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The Labour Education Bill suggests admission by parental choice and parents and teachers on governing body.
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Conservatives win the election. Margaret Thatcher becomes Britain's first woman Prime Minister and the Labour Education Bill Falls.
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I was born in Marston Green Hospital in Solihull.
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Parents are given freedom to choose a preferred school.
Schools to form a board of governors consisting of 2 parents and at least 1 teacher.
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Conservatives re-elected.
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In September 1983 I started at St. Bernadette's Primary School.
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The Education Act of 1986 awarded school governors responsibility for the conduct of the school, any funding delegated by the LEA, staff appointments and the curriculum.
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General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) replaced O levels and CSE qualifications.
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Maggie Thatcher stays on for a 3rd term.
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National Curriculum Council (NCC) and School Examinations and Assessment Council (SEAC) set up. National Curriculum dictates the range and content of subjects to be taught for children up to the age of 16.
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Enrolled at Archbishop Ilsley Catholic Secondary School in Acocks Green.
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Student Loans were introduced.
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John Major defeats Neil Kinnock and the Labour party. "It's the Sun wot wun it".
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Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted) set up and league tables of GCSE results first published in newspapers.
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Didn't have to sit SATs exams due to teacher boycott.
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The largest Education Act ever! Its major purpose was to put in place the key objective of the 1992 White Paper and increase the number of GM schools (Tomlinson 2005, p. 59).
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Took my GCSEs.
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Sat my A-levels. Was severly under prepared!
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Somehow managed to get into University. 4 fantastic years followed.
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New Labour sweep to landslide victory over John Major's Conservative party.
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New Labour oversee the new Education Act. Higher Education tuition fees now apply, and it's bye bye student grant.
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My time in education comes to an end.
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Return to Education and the PGCE in ICT!
